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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Pista Nankhatai

HiIt been a very long time since i baked cookies. After baking these yummy Nankhatai's ,I wanted to try out different flavours.I came across this Nankhatai from Zestyflavours.com and i could not resist baking it:-)

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour 1 cup

Powdered sugar 1/2 cup +1 TBSP

Cardamom powder 1/2Tsp

Baking soda 3/4 tsp

Pistachios(Finely chopped) 1/4 Cup

Salt A pinch

Ghee (Clarified Butter) 6-7 Tbsp( or as required for kneading)

PREPARATION

Seive the flour and the Baking soda in a bowlAdd the powdered sugar, cardamom powder, chopped pista to thisAdd the ghee 1 Tbsp at time and mix till the mixture resembles crumbs(I needed 5 Tbsp for this stage)Add Another 2 tbsp of ghee and knead it softly to form a smooth dough.Preheat the oven at 180CGrease a baking tray . Make small balls from this dough and slightly flatten it.Arrange them in a baking tray slightly apart from each otherBake for 15 minutes or till the nankhatais turn a little brown on the sidesCool them on the tray itselfEnjoy the crunchy melty Nankhatais or store them in air tight containers :-)